More dodgy GSXR frames, should be banned

**gav** · 7th June 2006, 18:57

Bloody cheap crap, disgraceful.....
Someones gonna get hurt!!
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/9314629/detail.html

**Edbear** · 7th June 2006, 19:07

Ouch! Why haven't we heard more about this? Has anyone heard reports from anywhere else?

**Matt Bleck** · 7th June 2006, 19:22

haha, who'd want one of those.....

**Madness** · 7th June 2006, 19:29

Originally Posted by Internet

Nick says he and his dad started inspecting the bike. They spotted a hole drilled into the frame for his horn.

Sounds like an afterthought approach to design.

$7000 on medical bills already, lawyers bills to come. Only doing 25mph at the time too. Anyone want a new Suzuki?

**onearmedbandit** · 7th June 2006, 19:46

Originally Posted by internet

When they tried to get the bike repaired, they say initially, Suzuki seemed cooperative. Jerard says after he raised that question, Suzuki officials refused to repair his bike

That sounds bad at first glance. But what if it is an aftermarket mod, then you could understand why Suzuki backed away. There is a whole lot of info that we are not seeing here.

**Insanity_rules** · 7th June 2006, 19:46

Originally Posted by MAXIMUSDEMERITUS

Sounds like an afterthought approach to design.

$7000 on medical bills already, lawyers bills to come. Only doing 25mph at the time too. Anyone want a new Suzuki?

Hell no! Told ya all Suzuki's were bad for your health!

**Big Dave** · 7th June 2006, 19:51

Originally Posted by Insanity_rules

Hell no! Told ya all Suzuki's were bad for your health!

Did anyone else notice the effigy of Ronnie Reagan at the top right corner of the page - that's a worry!

**WINJA** · 7th June 2006, 19:59

was this frame modified before it broke ,are they talking about a hole driled by the manufacurer or dealrship or backyard mechanic, its not a very good article , did any of dovers frames brake on impact?

**Edbear** · 7th June 2006, 20:01

Originally Posted by WINJA

did any of dovers frames brake on impact?

Is Dover our resident frame tester...?

**gav** · 7th June 2006, 20:01

Depends....did he get to 25mph when he fell off?

**WINJA** · 7th June 2006, 20:04

Originally Posted by Edbear

Is Dover our resident frame tester...?

3 TIMES K5/6 GSXR1000 AND COUNTING , YEAH ID SAY HES AN EXPERT

**Timber020** · 7th June 2006, 20:44

I have read about simular faults in the UK, and its been attributed to faulty welds from the factory. Not good.

**Sensei** · 7th June 2006, 21:05

Haven't heard of any K3 / K4 GSXR doing this , maybe in the quest to find a lighter bike the Frame is becoming their weak point ??

**imdying** · 7th June 2006, 21:20

Assuming he left company with the bike in the middle of the road, which is where the scrapes were, did anyone notice how far he travelled after falling off? Looked a damn sight further than someone at 25mph would have travelled imho.

And yeah, where'd the hole come from? Factory? Ghey article. I'd find it hard to believe that with computer designed frames they wouldn't notice that the horn mount weakened it...

Looks more like a minga highspeed wheelie gone bad.

**Drew** · 7th June 2006, 21:28

25 mph?????????

He slid a long bloody way for that speed, and when the bike bottomed out, it would have stopped pretty quick!

I reckon, the fucktard left the drive, gave it a fist full to impress the brother who was there, got it up too high, shut it down, and landed real hard.
Easy as fuck to do, but add that to the dodgy horn mount, (standard fiting is to the fairing sub frame), and disaster is iminant.

My thoughts only of course.

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